India, Settlement

(Competition Commission of India) and (Bennett University)/ /Leave a comment

The Honourable High Court of Delhi (Delhi HC) through its recent judgment in the case of JCB v. CCI, has quashed the preliminary investigation of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) initiated under section 26(1) of the Competition Act, 2002. This move of Delhi HC has the potential to adversely alter the course of competition…

Abuse of dominance, Competition Commission of India, Data protection, Digital economy, Digital markets, India, Jurisdiction

(Bennett University) and (Aligarh Muslim University)/ /3 Comments

On 24th January 2021, the Competition Commission of India (‘CCI’) joined an exclusive club of competition law regulators around the world to initiate action in the area of privacy and competition law. The CCI passed a suo moto order directing an investigation into Whatsapp for alleged abuse of dominance as per the Competition Act, 2002…